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Kanjoor Church

St.Mary’s Forane Church, Kanjoor is one of the ancient catholic churches in Kerala. Consecrated in the year AD 1001, this church is portrayed as the symbol of the strong Christian faith and the spiritual renaissance of Kanjoor in the beginning of the last millennium. Situated along the Kalady-Aluva Road, this church is a combination of Indian architecture, Persian design and Portuguese artistry; an epic in the style of Catholic Church construction. Ancient sculptures and paintings using a mixture of fruit pulp, the juices of rare plant leaves and gold dust adorn the sanctum sanctorum of this ancient church. The granite monolith (of a single stone) cross standing tall in the church courtyard, the majestic and grandiose main door, the granite pillars, the monolith baptism tank, sculptured in the shape of a lotus, the epitaph with inscription in the ancient round script (vattezhuthu), the exquisite pulpit with the symbols of the Holy Spirit, the ancient and priceless documents written on the Palmyra leaves (thaliyola), and many other antiques that stand testimony to the greatness of Kanjoor and remind us of the rich cultural heritage and the noble Christian traditions that once belonged to Kanjoor over the years